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SUNY ESF
Instructional Quality and Academic Standards Committee

Committee on Instructional Quality and Academic Standards

This committee, in order to exercise its responsibility for the conduct of the College’s instructional program, shall be concerned with:  promoting and supporting best practices in teaching excellence; assessment of the College curriculum, including general education assessment; promoting quality academic advisement; setting standards for evaluating student academic performance; reviewing policies regarding recruitment and admission of both graduate and undergraduate students; creating, reviewing and assessing academic policies; evaluating the quality of instruction; and evaluation of student probation.

Academic Year 2019-2020

Syllabus Revision

The section Academic Dishonesty section has been revised to be consistent with modifications to the location of academic dishonesty information in the student handbook. The Students With Learning and Physical Disabilities section has been modified to be consistent with changes to the language requested by Syracuse University Office of Disability Services to represent their updated policies and procedures.

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College Wide Learning Outcomes

SUNY ESF’s college wide Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s) are concerned with six areas:  (1) Scientific Reasoning; (2) Quantitative Reasoning; (3) Basic Communication Skills; (4) Technological and Information Literacy; (5) Values, Ethics and Diverse Perspectives; and (6) Critical Thinking.

    • Scientific Reasoning                                                                                                                                                Students will be able to:  demonstrate understanding of modern science and the implications of scientific discoveries, apply the scientific method, and use science to address contemporary problems.
    • Quantitative Reasoning
      Students will be able to effectively describe, interpret, apply, and evaluate quantitative information.
    • Communication
      Students will be able to: formulate and present ideas that reflect critical thinking skills and show awareness of audience, context, and purpose, and present a well-developed argument
    • Technological and Information Literacy
      Students will be able to: use critical thinking skills to determine the information needed to solve a problem, access information using appropriate technologies, and effectively and appropriately use information to accomplish a specific purpose.
    • Values, Ethics and Diverse Perspectives
      Students will be able to: demonstrate awareness of diverse cultures and values, recognize ethical issues in contemporary society, and apply ethical concepts in addressing diverse personal, professional, and societal settings.
    • Critical Thinking
      Students will be able to: identify, analyze, evaluate, and develop well-reasoned arguments.  (Note: this area inherently overlaps outcomes in the prior areas.)